2021 Southridge USA XC #4 | Pro Men | Fontana California | Full Race

I finally made it to a race in Fontana. It had been a while since I raced there. This was round #4 of the winter series.
The course had changed since the last time I was there. They can no longer do the long course that used to drop in the back and come around with a long flat section. So it's now a shorter more intense lap; Full attack everywhere no filler.
And oh boy, did Trey Jarno launched like a rocket at the start! Sam Brehm (race winner Pro Men) and Stuart Gonzalez (race winner Vet Pro) were able to stay with him. But I had to watch them fly away.
This was my first race with a dropper seat-post on my mountain bike. No, it's not worth it here but I wanted to get used to racing with one for later this year when I'll need one. With my Fox34 110mm and 2.3 tires, I really felt like I had too much bike there. I was tripping over myself on the technical climbs. It's a good thing the TIME pedals are bombproof because I had so many pedal strikes on the first lap while I was acclimating to all this. I think a second lap of practice before the race would have helped!
That made me want to go again. It's such a fun course with great people.
This Saturday is the final race of the Winter Series so don't miss out.
🏆 Race podium - Pro Men
1st Samuel Brehm
2nd Ryan Huffmon
3rd Ben Goyette
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[@mi-xc]

Nice Race! Good to see you post races again.

[@bengoyette]

Thanks! How’s the riding up North?

[@mi-xc]

@@bengoyette, great! Lot more trees, tight/narrow turns and roots than out west. More roots than rocks as well.

[@iaincaudle9829]

Great job on the 3rd place!

[@bengoyette]

Thanks! ✌️

[@marcelomassarella1]

Nice Ben, good job

[@bengoyette]

Thanks 👍

[@JavierGarcia-ny2xd]

Great course, footage and performance. Congrats from Spain!

[@bengoyette]

Glad you enjoyed it Javier ✌️

[@chongyu8706]

You guys make it look so easy. I did the beginner race on the same day, and it was tough!

[@BikeLifewithRob]

Always the best to start with a nice hill.

[@bengoyette]

Nowhere to hide at the start.

[@rojoracing53]

I just started riding out here during my lunch breaks and always wondered how they expected a bunch of riders pro-novice to get up that first climb without tripping over each other and those rocks, now I know they don't :lol, Good effort, I know how hard it is to keep up the intensity and focus out on that course.

[@bengoyette]

Hahaha 😅

[@onlyfoolriding8223]

Great race! Should start including avg power and np. :)

[@bengoyette]

Thanks! The link in the video description has all the advanced telemetry on Strava

[@edgarasu.6124]

Nice start straight into uphill :D And everyone was so polite when passing, rare in my country...

[@mi-xc]

Never had an issue with passing in any of my races in the Midwest USA. People always willing to let the faster riders go by.

[@bengoyette]

That start is so brutal

[@hankthetank4238]

Nice boulders!

[@bengoyette]

They’re artsy boulders 🎨

[@pbmw]

Great Ben!!! 🙌🏾

[@hugorivera9738]

That hike a bike on the backside of the water tower… it’s my local trail and I have issues with it 😟

[@bengoyette]

It’s a tough one!

[@JoshuaTootell]

Always nice being able to talk to Stu for 10 seconds before he disappears 🤣

[@bengoyette]

Hi k bye 🚀🌚

[@carlingas666]

In what place did you finish?

[@bengoyette]

3rd Pro Men

[@carlingas666]

@Ben Goyette congratulations. Is there going to be competition this weekend?

[@teddygriffin9510]

What is 14% elevation in degrees?

[@bengoyette]

14% grade is an 8° slope

[@teddygriffin9510]

Thanks but those hills look much steeper than 8 degrees.